Radiator-support for motor-vehicles.



R. HUFF.

RADIATOR SUPPORT FOR MOTOR VEHICLES.

APPLICATION man FEB. 1. 1910.

Patented Sept. 14, 1915 2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

R. HUFF.

minor? SUPPORT ros moron VEHICLES,

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 7, 1910. l jfll fig ggfifl Patentedfiept. 14,191.5.

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"erudite ereres PATENT. orrroh RUSSELL HUFF, 0F DETROIT, lMICHIG-AN,'ASSIGNOR T0 PACKAED MOTOR CAB COM- PAN'EZ', J3? DETfiOIT, bIIUHIGANy-ACORPORATION 01" MICHIGAN.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented Sept. 14, 1915.

Application filed lfiebriiary 5, 1910. Serial No. 542,477.

zen. of the lnited States, and resident of Detroit, county of Wayne,State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inRadiator-Supports for Motor-Vehicles, of which the following is especification.

This invention relates to motor vehicles, and more particularly to meansfor support ing the radiator from the frame of the vehiele. c

The object of this invention is to provide a simple and ellective meansfor flexibly supporting the redietor from the frame of the vehicle.

The invention. will be described in corinection with'the accompanyingdrawings, in which-' Figure l a perspective view of the redietor andportion of the motor vehicle to which it etteehed; olevet one of thehere being shown in 5 Fig 3 is 2, partial side elevation; and 1: 1g. ise perspective view of the sprin to the drawings 10, 1O designate theside of a motor vehicle, 11 the dash end 12 the radiator.

The radiator has secured thereto,'by rivets or other suitable fasteningmeans, e. pair of brackets 13. These brackets are provided with webs Hwhich terminate in spaced perforeted ears 15, A pair of C-sheped springs16 are secured "to the flanges oi the side barsi by means of bolts 17,strips of leather 17 interposed between. the springs and The springs 16formed thereon gerioreted spaced cars 18, leaving recessed portions 19.The springs are secured to the radiator by means of heeded bolts 20which pass through the ears l5 and 18, the bolts being provided withnuts to keep them in place.

By means of the above construction the radiator will be flexiblysupported from the side bars so that twistingstreins, due to themovements of the frame, will not be trans big lie a partial front mittedto the radiator but will be taken up by the springs, and therefore theradiator will be relieved from jars which would tend to break itsjoints. It will be noted that the springs 16 are bowed outwardly andthat the cars 18 are located at their inner ends. By means of thisconstruction the outside of the structure is left smooth andclea.1',-resulting in a neat appearance.

The radiator is supported from the springs at a plurality of points'along the side of the radiator, so that the radiator will tend toremain in an upright position. In order to further support the radiatora, brace rod 21 connecting the radiator with the dash maybe provided.

In the particular embodiment illustrated, the springs 16 are shown. asC-shaped bowedleaf springs and it will be noted that they -ereoppositely bowed and support the'entire weight ofthe radiator.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is: l

1-. In. a motor vehicle, the combination of a, frame having separatedside members, a rediator, and a, connection between each of said sidemembers and the radiator, each of said connections comprising a bowedleaf spring, a bracket, one of which parts is rigidly se- :ured tothefradietor and the other to the side member, and a bolt pivotallyconnecting the leaf spring and bracket and permitting relative movementthercbetween, the springs being oppositely bowed and supporting theentire weight of the radiator. v

2. In a motor vehicle, the combination of a frame having side members, aradiator,

brackets on said radiator provided with cars, a plurality of i? springssecured to said slde bars and provided with ears, and bolts passingthrough the ears on said brackets and springs.

' In testimony whereof I afii-X my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

RUSSELL-HUFF.

Witnesses:

MARY L. GILDEMEISTER, Don B. HASTINGS.

